EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper
EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
9.1 to 9.6 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 480 to 520 | |
180 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 850 | |
300 to 320 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 630 | |
230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
360 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 110 | |
25 to 29 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 to 1000 | |
230 to 280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 31 | |
9.2 to 10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 26 | |
11 to 12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 30 | |
11 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.33 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.15 to 99.69 |
Iron (Fe), % | 77.2 to 83.4 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.010 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.7 |