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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. C11000 Copper

EN 1.4509 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11000 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 1.4509 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C11000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330
150 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
69 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
6.1 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
21 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1