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CC140C Copper vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 CC140C copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 310
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 77
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.8 to 99.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25