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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. C99300 Copper

EN 1.4560 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 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 1.4560 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 50
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
13.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3