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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C17300 Copper

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
500 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5