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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
860
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
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
70.4 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants