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C19025 Copper vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 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, % 8.0 to 17
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
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 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

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
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
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 1.2
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants