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C82000 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
19

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
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0