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C81400 Copper vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 69
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.8 to 80
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0