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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C14200 Copper

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 19
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 460
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0