C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
74 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
750 |
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 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
6.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
7.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
76 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
6.5 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
87.4 to 92.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |