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C99500 Copper vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0