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S15700 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 460
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1890
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1770
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 270
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640 to 4660
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 67
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 43
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0