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EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

EN 1.4376 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4376 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
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 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 76
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0