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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. C17510 Copper

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
49
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
1.4 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5