C11600 Copper vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel
C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C11600 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.7 to 50 | |
34 to 45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
420 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 410 | |
600 to 710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 77 to 410 | |
260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
1040 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
4.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
61 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.7 to 91 | |
200 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 710 | |
170 to 310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 to 13 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
3.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 to 15 | |
14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.78 to 99.915 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
48.2 to 57 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
19 to 22 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.085 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |