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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. C82600 Copper

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.25
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
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
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

Comparable Variants