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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper

EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
230 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0