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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. C15000 Copper

AISI 329 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 440
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2