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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C55282 Copper

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15