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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. C10200 Copper

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.95 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0