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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5