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C12000 Copper vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030