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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0