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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C15100 Copper

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
30 to 64
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
69 to 460

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
1030
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.95
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1