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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0