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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0