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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C55180 Copper

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55180 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15