EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. C82400 Copper
EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82400 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 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 34 | |
1.0 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 1130 | |
500 to 1030 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 950 | |
260 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 220 | |
10 to 83 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 2290 | |
270 to 3870 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 41 | |
16 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 32 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.6 to 1.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 19 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
96 to 98.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.8 to 71.8 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 11 to 14 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |