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C82200 Copper vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82200 copper and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0