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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C14300 Copper

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
380
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
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
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 99.95
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0