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C99500 Copper vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 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
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0