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C19200 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19200 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 300
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 74
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 75
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0