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C55280 Copper vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0