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C82800 Copper vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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