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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. CR009A Copper

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
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 210 to 300
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.00050
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.0010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010