AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper
AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 45 | |
| 2.8 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 700 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1180 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 850 | |
| 77 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 280 | |
| 10 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1830 | |
| 25 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 99.996 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 73.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.012 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |