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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. C82000 Copper

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5