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C17200 Copper vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 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 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 37
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 780
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1380
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1250
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 500
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5720
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 44
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 46
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.1 to 98
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
84.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0