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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. C11100 Copper

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
6.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1