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C16200 Copper vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010