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C55283 Copper vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32950 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0