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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0.28 to 0.37