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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. C15500 Copper

EN 1.4807 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2