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EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel vs. C14510 Copper

EN 1.4507 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4507 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
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
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7