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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C15900 Copper

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
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 12
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.66 to 0.74