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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. C99500 Copper

EN 1.4818 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 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 1.4818 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3