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C10800 Copper vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S24000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10800 copper and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 10 to 60
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030