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C17300 Copper vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
13

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
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0