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C17465 Copper vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0