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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0