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C14510 Copper vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
800
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0