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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. C14500 Copper

S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7