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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C17200 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 610
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5