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C55282 Copper vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
89

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 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), % 87.7 to 88.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
36.5 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0