MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C11100 Copper

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11100 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
6.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1