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C14500 Copper vs. S43037 Stainless Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S43037 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is S43037 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.9 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 1.0