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C82800 Copper vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is S30815 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
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 85
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
62.8 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.4 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