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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0