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C17465 Copper vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
36.4 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0