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C16500 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0