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C14200 Copper vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4806 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C14200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
11

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030