AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper
AISI 347 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 46 | |
6.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 270 | |
170 to 310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
200 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 690 | |
310 to 860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 350 | |
170 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1060 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
200 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
24 to 53 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
24 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
4.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
73 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 220 | |
30 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 310 | |
120 to 2390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
9.7 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
11 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
59 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
11 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
2.4 to 2.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
95.6 to 97.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 64.1 to 74 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |