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C17510 Copper vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.3
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
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0