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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. CR012A Copper

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR012A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0