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C19100 Copper vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
21
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
58 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0