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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. C14200 Copper

AISI 314 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0