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C82500 Copper vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82500 copper and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 1100
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 980
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 94
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 4000
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 38
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.3 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0