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C81400 Copper vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44625 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 S44625 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
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0