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C81400 Copper vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0