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EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel vs. C14500 Copper

EN 1.4669 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4669 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.045
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 3.0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7