C82500 Copper vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel
C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82500 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
22 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 1100 | |
620 to 1040 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 980 | |
250 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
890 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 21 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 94 | |
210 to 300 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 4000 | |
160 to 1580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
22 to 37 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 27 | |
21 to 29 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 38 | |
14 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
16 to 18 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.3 to 97.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
70.7 to 78 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |