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S41425 Stainless Steel vs. C55281 Copper

S41425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41425 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55281 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 920
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
7.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
88.5 to 89.4
Iron (Fe), % 74 to 81.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
5.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15