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C17510 Copper vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 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 C17510 copper and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0