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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C82400 Copper

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 36

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5