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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. C12600 Copper

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12600 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
56
Shear Strength, MPa 450
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0