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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. C15900 Copper

AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74