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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C10400 Copper

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 320
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 99.973
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050