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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
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
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.6 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.2
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