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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
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
110

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020