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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. C99300 Copper

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
13.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3