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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C17000 Copper

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Shear Strength, MPa 490
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5