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C19200 Copper vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C19200 copper and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 76
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 300
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 74
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 75
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
18
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0