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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. C18600 Copper

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18600 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 AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
71

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5