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C15900 Copper vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0