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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C14700 Copper

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14700 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 C14700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
160 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
240 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
85 to 250

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
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
25 to 65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
31 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.3 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.5 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.4 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.395 to 99.798
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
0.0020 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1