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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. C12200 Copper

EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
3.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
11 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
98
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.9 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0