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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. C10400 Copper

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10400 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
390
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
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.973
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 0.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050