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C11000 Copper vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4848 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0