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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. C15000 Copper

N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 510
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2