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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. C55284 Copper

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15