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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. C17510 Copper

AISI 348 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17510 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 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 41
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 81
44 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
1.4 to 2.2
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
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5