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C17465 Copper vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0