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C14500 Copper vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65