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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
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
8.9
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
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.8 to 99.6
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0