C18600 Copper vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel
C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 202 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 C18600 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 202 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 14 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 340 | |
| 490 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 700 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 310 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 280 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 71 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 58 | |
| 120 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1060 to 1180 | |
| 250 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 23 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 63.5 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |