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C17510 Copper vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0