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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C17300 Copper

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Shear Strength, MPa 590
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5