C81400 Copper vs. S15500 Stainless Steel
C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 | |
| 890 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 590 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 820 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 61 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 890 to 4460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 32 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 30 to 50 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98.4 to 99.38 | |
| 2.5 to 4.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 71.9 to 79.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |