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C55282 Copper vs. AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel

C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316Cb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
60.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0