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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C82800 Copper

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82800 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
670 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.5 to 2.9
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5