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C14181 Copper vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65.3 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0