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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. C12600 Copper

AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12600 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 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
56
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0