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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. C14200 Copper

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
75 to 340

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
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
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
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
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0