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S21600 Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper

S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.4 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0