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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. C12600 Copper

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0