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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. CR009A Copper

AISI 310 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 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, % 34 to 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
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 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.00050
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
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