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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. C10500 Copper

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 84
10 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 360
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050