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S40910 Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper

S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 76
38 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Shear Strength, MPa 270
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 85 to 89.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.17
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5