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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. C14200 Copper

EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0