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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C18100 Copper

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18100 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 C18100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
47
Shear Strength, MPa 540
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
460

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
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
98.7 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5