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C81400 Copper vs. EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4513 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4513 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.7 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0