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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

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
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
1.4 to 1.8
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants