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S30435 Stainless Steel vs. C19500 Copper

S30435 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
71 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 370
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 66.9 to 75.5
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2