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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C82400 Copper

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5