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C17510 Copper vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 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 C17510 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0