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C19025 Copper vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0