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C17300 Copper vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
59.1 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0