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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4372 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0