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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14181 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
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
130

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
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

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
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020