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C82200 Copper vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C82200 copper and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0