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C12900 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3