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EN 1.4935 Stainless Steel vs. C55181 Copper

EN 1.4935 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4935 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 880
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 30
8.2

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 86.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15