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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C55180 Copper

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15