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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. C82800 Copper

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 84
45 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
670 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
380 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
590 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
23 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.5 to 2.9
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5