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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. C15000 Copper

EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 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 C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.9
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
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2