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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C17200 Copper

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
480 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5