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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0