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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0