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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C17510 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17510 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 C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 610
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
49
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
11 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
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