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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C17465 Copper

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
44 to 110
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 320
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5