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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0