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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. C82600 Copper

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.25
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
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5