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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C12500 Copper

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3