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C10500 Copper vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0