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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. C55282 Copper

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 14 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 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15