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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C10200 Copper

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.4 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
99.95 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0