C19400 Copper vs. AISI 414 Stainless Steel
C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 414 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 414 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 37 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 550 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 520 | |
| 700 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 to 68 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 to 69 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 to 220 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 to 1140 | |
| 1260 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
| 32 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 27 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 33 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 81.8 to 87.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |