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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7