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C14300 Copper vs. S35045 Stainless Steel

C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14300 copper and the bottom bar is S35045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 260
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 96
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 72
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 810
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
29.4 to 42.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6