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C19200 Copper vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C19200 copper and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 76
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 300
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0