C55180 Copper vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel
C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201L 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 C55180 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 740 to 1040 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 | |
| 290 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 220 to 1570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
| 27 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.7 to 95.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 67.9 to 75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |