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EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel vs. C14500 Copper

EN 1.4529 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 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 1.4529 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 43
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 520
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 42.7 to 50.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7