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S42010 Stainless Steel vs. C10500 Copper

S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10500 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 S42010 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 80.9 to 85.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.85
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050