N08332 Stainless Steel vs. C96600 Copper
N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
7.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
52 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 | |
760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1050 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1180 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
1100 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
4.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
4.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.4 | |
7.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
100 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
47 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 | |
830 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
8.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 20 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
63.5 to 69.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 38.3 to 48.2 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 34 to 37 | |
29 to 33 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.75 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |