C19010 Copper vs. S46910 Stainless Steel
C19010 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19010 copper and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 22 | |
| 2.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 410 to 1410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 640 | |
| 680 to 2470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 620 | |
| 450 to 2290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 810 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.3 to 140 | |
| 48 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 1680 | |
| 510 to 4780 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 24 to 86 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 22 to 51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 23 | |
| 23 to 84 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.3 to 99.04 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 65 to 76 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.8 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |