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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