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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. C14520 Copper

EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4805 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 56.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7