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C11600 Copper vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0