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C17510 Copper vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C17510 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
3.0 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
460 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
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