C18600 Copper vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel
C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18600 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 340 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 580 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 540 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 280 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 71 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 58 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1060 to 1180 | |
| 130 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 65.1 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |