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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 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 1.4123 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
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

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
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
76.7 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0