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C82200 Copper vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82200 copper and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0