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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. C15000 Copper

EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 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 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 630
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2