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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020