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C19010 Copper vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

C19010 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C19010 copper and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 360
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 640
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 620
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 63
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48 to 63
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3 to 140
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1680
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.3 to 99.04
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0