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C17300 Copper vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.9 to 1.4
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0