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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. C99500 Copper

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3