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C82200 Copper vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L 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 C82200 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 60 to 96
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
870
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 180
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0