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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0