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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. C18600 Copper

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18600 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 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5