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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 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, % 4.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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