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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C82500 Copper

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
550 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
310 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
11 to 94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
17 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5