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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. CR006A Copper

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0