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C82000 Copper vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82000 copper and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 95
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0