MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C14181 Copper vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310S 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 310S stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
190 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
48.3 to 57
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0