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S44625 Stainless Steel vs. C11600 Copper

S44625 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44625 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 69.4 to 74.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1