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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. C81500 Copper

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5