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C12600 Copper vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030