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C10500 Copper vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C10500 copper and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 10 to 62
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
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 100
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0