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C14181 Copper vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
22 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0