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C18400 Copper vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C18400 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 C18400 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, % 13 to 50
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
30.2 to 42.3
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0