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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C18900 Copper

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18900 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
67 to 390

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
1020
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
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
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 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5