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C17510 Copper vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
30.2 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0