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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0