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C10300 Copper vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

C10300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10300 copper and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 99
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.999
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030