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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C14500 Copper

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
69 to 260

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.0 to 12

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
99.2 to 99.596
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
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0