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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4982 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.8 to 69.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0