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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. C18200 Copper

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 500
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
97 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0