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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0