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C12600 Copper vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 56
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
75
Shear Strength, MPa 190
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030