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C12600 Copper vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 56
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0