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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. C17510 Copper

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
1.4 to 2.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5