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C19400 Copper vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0