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C82800 Copper vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
4.6 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
650 to 1450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
300 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
61 to 340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
23 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
14 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
67.5 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
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