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C11000 Copper vs. EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4886 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
300

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
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
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.7 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0