MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S66286 Stainless Steel vs. C96700 Copper

S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0.15 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5