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C18400 Copper vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44401 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 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
75.1 to 80.6
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0