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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. C14300 Copper

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
96
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.1 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0