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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. CR015A Copper

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0