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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C14300 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 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 C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
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
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.1 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
99.9 to 99.95
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0