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C17300 Copper vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
5.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
450 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
78.4 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0