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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. C14500 Copper

EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7