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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C16200 Copper

EN 1.4501 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 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, % 27
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0