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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C82400 Copper

S32654 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
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 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5