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C15900 Copper vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S66286 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 S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
49.1 to 59.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5