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C14181 Copper vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08811 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.5 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0