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C19400 Copper vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0