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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020