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C18200 Copper vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18200 copper and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 320
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 450
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 96
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 860
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020