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C17465 Copper vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 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 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0