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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C19500 Copper

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19500 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
380 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2