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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C15500 Copper

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 450
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2