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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4986 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 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
59.4 to 66.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0