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C14181 Copper vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32101 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 S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.3 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0