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C12600 Copper vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4520 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8