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EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel vs. C99500 Copper

EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4584 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 52
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3