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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. C18900 Copper

EN 1.4807 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
67 to 390

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
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
31
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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.3
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 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5