S35000 Stainless Steel vs. C19800 Copper
S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S35000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 14 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 740 to 950 | |
| 260 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1300 to 1570 | |
| 430 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1160 | |
| 420 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 61 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 62 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 28 to 170 | |
| 49 to 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1070 to 3360 | |
| 770 to 1320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 to 56 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 38 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 75 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 42 to 51 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.11 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.7 to 99.47 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.7 to 76.9 | |
| 0.020 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.010 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |