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EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel vs. C14180 Copper

EN 1.4112 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4112 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
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 15
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.075
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0