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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. C55284 Copper

EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15