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EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.4029 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4029 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 930
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 740
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1410
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 33
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 34
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 82.8 to 87.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020