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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C19020 Copper

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19020 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.3 to 5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 610
260 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
440 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
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
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
95.7 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.010 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2