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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7