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C17510 Copper vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
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
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0