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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C17465 Copper

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Shear Strength, MPa 440
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
1.0 to 1.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5