C17200 Copper vs. S32520 Stainless Steel
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32520 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 C17200 copper and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.27 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 23 to 43 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 960 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 57.3 to 66.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |