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C17465 Copper vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is S44537 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
Rockwell B Hardness 44 to 110
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0