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C12600 Copper vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08330 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 48.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025