MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. C19500 Copper

AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 840
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2