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EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

EN 1.4571 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4571 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 820
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0