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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. C55180 Copper

EN 1.4526 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55180 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15