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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Shear Strength, MPa 590
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.1
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 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5