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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. C16500 Copper

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5