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C99500 Copper vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0