C19800 Copper vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel
C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 422 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 C19800 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 330 | |
| 560 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 910 to 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 550 | |
| 670 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 52 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 to 1320 | |
| 1140 to 1910 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 33 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
| 81.9 to 85.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |