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C11400 Copper vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

C11400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4406 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 C11400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
260
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
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.84 to 99.966
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0