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C14181 Copper vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
14

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0