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C82000 Copper vs. S32202 Stainless Steel

C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32202 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82000 copper and the bottom bar is S32202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21.5 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 2.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0