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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4652 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
38.3 to 46.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0