AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. C15900 Copper
AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 20 | |
| 6.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 1040 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 1790 | |
| 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1650 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 48 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 49 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 120 | |
| 37 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 65 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 43 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.2 | |
| 80 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 65 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.76 to 0.84 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
| 0.27 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 97.5 to 97.9 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.4 to 83.4 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.54 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.66 to 0.74 |