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N08810 Stainless Steel vs. C81500 Copper

N08810 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper 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 N08810 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 33
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5