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C16200 Copper vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S24000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C16200 copper and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030