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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
13

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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
32.7 to 41.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0