C14520 Copper vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel
C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
| 5.6 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 1030 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 840 to 1120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 85 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 85 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
| 68 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 280 | |
| 1820 to 3230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 36 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
| 4.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 34 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.2 to 99.596 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 70.4 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0040 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |