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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C99300 Copper

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
35
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
0.4 to 1.0
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
13.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3