EN 1.4935 Stainless Steel vs. C55280 Copper

EN 1.4935 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 C55280 copper.

EN 1.4935 (X20CrMoWV12-1) Stainless Steel UNS C55280 (BCuP-6) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		740
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		790

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.17 to 0.24
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		90.5 to 91.4

Iron (Fe), %		83 to 86.7
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		6.8 to 7.2

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		1.8 to 2.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0.4 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15