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C17465 Copper vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C17465 copper and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0