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C81400 Copper vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
37
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
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
44.9 to 56.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0