C19800 Copper vs. S31730 Stainless Steel
C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19800 copper and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 12 | |
40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 330 | |
370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 550 | |
200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
990 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
63 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 52 | |
170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 to 1320 | |
99 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
52.4 to 61 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
15 to 16.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |