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C18700 Copper vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 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 C18700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 98 to 99.2
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.3 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0