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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. C99300 Copper

EN 1.4460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
13.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3