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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C14520 Copper

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7