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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4415 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
17 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
520 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
75.9 to 82.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants