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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. C96800 Copper

N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
9.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5