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C12600 Copper vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030