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C99500 Copper vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
37.4 to 48.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0