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C10800 Copper vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10800 copper and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020