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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4560 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 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
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
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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