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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C99500 Copper

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3