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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 0.1
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 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5