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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0