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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C16500 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5