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C14200 Copper vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4