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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0