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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C82000 Copper

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 84
55 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5