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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C82700 Copper

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
1.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
4260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5