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S21600 Stainless Steel vs. C96800 Copper

S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
9.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5