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EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.4529 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4529 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Shear Strength, MPa 520
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 42.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.1
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5