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C16200 Copper vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030