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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C55281 Copper

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 C55281 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88.5 to 89.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0
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
5.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15