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C17300 Copper vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants