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C18400 Copper vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44536 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 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 16 to 84
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
200
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
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
72.8 to 80
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0