C17200 Copper vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 410 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 660 to 1590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 370 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 95 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 350 to 3920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 24 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 22 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 23 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.36 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 14.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 82 to 86 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |