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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
24

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
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
50.9 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0