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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C15900 Copper

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 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 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74