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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C12600 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
56
Shear Strength, MPa 610
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0