C82600 Copper vs. N08031 Stainless Steel
C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C82600 copper and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 7.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 96 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 4690 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 29 to 36.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 30 to 32 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |