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C15900 Copper vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
39.5 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0.75 to 1.5