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C82000 Copper vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08810 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 C82000 copper and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0