C55180 Copper vs. S13800 Stainless Steel
C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C55180 copper and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
11 to 18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
980 to 1730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 | |
660 to 1580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
810 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
150 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 48 | |
1090 to 5490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
35 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
28 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
4.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 | |
33 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
12.3 to 13.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 94.7 to 95.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
73.6 to 77.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0080 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |