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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. C15000 Copper

EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 520
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 630
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 110
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520 to 1000
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2