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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C82000 Copper

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5