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C18100 Copper vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 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 C18100 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, % 8.3
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 80
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
55.7 to 62.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0