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C15900 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3