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C10500 Copper vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
13
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0