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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. C82000 Copper

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants