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C14200 Copper vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 434 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 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 35 to 60
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030