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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C19400 Copper

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19400 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 C19400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.3 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 580
210 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
98 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
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
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
5.5 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
41 to 1140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
9.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.8 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
2.1 to 2.6
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
0.015 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2