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CC140C Copper vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC140C copper and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 98.8 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
36.5 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015