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C17465 Copper vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.1 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0