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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C16500 Copper

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16500 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 C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
61

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
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5