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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4411 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
28

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.1 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0