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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. C82000 Copper

S33550 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 S33550 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, % 40
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 82
55 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
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 3.9
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 0.1
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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