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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. C18200 Copper

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18200 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 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
97 to 450

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
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
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0