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C82600 Copper vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4424 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1140
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 1070
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 97
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 4690
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 36
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.3 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
68.6 to 72.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0