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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C19200 Copper

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.0 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 580
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
98 to 510

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
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 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
42 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
8.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.5 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2