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C15500 Copper vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
53.7 to 61.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0