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C12600 Copper vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42030 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030