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C96800 Copper vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96800 copper and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3000
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 87.1 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0025
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0