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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 590
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
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
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.2
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