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C14200 Copper vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 205 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 C14200 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
11 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
410 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
560 to 850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.6 to 68.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030