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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. C10800 Copper

N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
4.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
10 to 60
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
75 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
92

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
15 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
24 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
99.95 to 99.995
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.0050 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0