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C82500 Copper vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82500 copper and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 1100
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 980
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 94
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 4000
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 38
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.3 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
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