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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. C10300 Copper

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
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
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.95 to 99.999
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.0010 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0