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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
600

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 1080
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
22

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0