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C14200 Copper vs. AISI 304H Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 304H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 35 to 60
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
66.6 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030