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C15900 Copper vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 95
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0.15 to 0.6