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C17300 Copper vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
9.0 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.9 to 71.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0