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C14520 Copper vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0