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S30435 Stainless Steel vs. C10500 Copper

S30435 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
10 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 66.9 to 75.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050