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C14181 Copper vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
33

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.8 to 84
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0