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C16200 Copper vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42035 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
22

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5