EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C12000 Copper
EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
230 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
98 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
7.2 to 13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
9.4 to 14 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.85 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 99.996 |
Iron (Fe), % | 77.5 to 82 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.0040 to 0.012 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
0 |