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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C19500 Copper

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2