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C14200 Copper vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
22

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050