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C81500 Copper vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 410 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
520 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
290 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
97 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
210 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
83.5 to 88.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0