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C14500 Copper vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010