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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C96700 Copper

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96700 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 C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
29 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5