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S44735 Stainless Steel vs. C15500 Copper

S44735 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44735 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 390
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 68.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.6 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2