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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C19010 Copper

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19010 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19010 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
210 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
330 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
7.3 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
290 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
10 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.3 to 99.04
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5