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C14200 Copper vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
11

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010