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C15900 Copper vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
22 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0