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C19100 Copper vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0