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EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel vs. C11600 Copper

EN 1.4948 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4948 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 48
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 75
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1