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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. C19500 Copper

EN 1.4806 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2