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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.6 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.2
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0