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C14200 Copper vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
18

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030