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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 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 1.4729 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
100

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7