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C14300 Copper vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C14300 copper and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 260
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 430
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 72
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 810
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.3 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0