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C18200 Copper vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 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 C18200 copper and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 82
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 320
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 450
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 96
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 860
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025