C82400 Copper vs. N08367 Stainless Steel
C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08367 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is N08367 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1030 | |
740 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 970 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
1.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
200 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 83 | |
210 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 3870 | |
290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 33 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 26 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
20 to 22 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 96 to 98.2 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
41.4 to 50.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 7.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
23.5 to 25.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.18 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |