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C17300 Copper vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0