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C17465 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
19

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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0