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C17510 Copper vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4857 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4857 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
31.4 to 41.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0