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S30435 Stainless Steel vs. C10800 Copper

S30435 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10800 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 C10800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
4.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
10 to 60
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
75 to 370

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
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
92

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
15 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
24 to 600
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 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
99.95 to 99.995
Iron (Fe), % 66.9 to 75.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.0050 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0