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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. CR009A Copper

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
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
9.0
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
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010