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C15900 Copper vs. AISI 310H Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 310H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 95
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0