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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.4

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020