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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C14700 Copper

S28200 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 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 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
160 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
240 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
85 to 250

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
1070
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
25 to 65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
31 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
7.3 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.5 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.4 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
99.395 to 99.798
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
0.0020 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1