MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. C14180 Copper

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

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
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

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
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.075
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0