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C96600 Copper vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96600 copper and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0