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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7