C16200 Copper vs. S32750 Stainless Steel
C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32750 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is S32750 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 56 | |
17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 210 | |
360 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
81 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 390 | |
530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 550 | |
860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 48 to 470 | |
590 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
21 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 99 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 10 to 970 | |
860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 17 | |
31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 17 | |
26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 20 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 98.6 to 99.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
58.1 to 66.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.24 to 0.32 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |