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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C18200 Copper

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 83
65 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97 to 450

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
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
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0