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C16200 Copper vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C16200 copper and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
13

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
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030