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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C55180 Copper

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.7 to 95.2
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
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15