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C10500 Copper vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0