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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C18200 Copper

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18200 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
97 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0