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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. C11600 Copper

EN 1.4028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants