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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4807 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 1.4807 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
39
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
36.6 to 46.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0