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C17300 Copper vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.6
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
55.7 to 62.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0