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C96700 Copper vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 26
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
71.3 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0