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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. C10500 Copper

EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants