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C18200 Copper vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 40
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 320
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 450
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 96
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 860
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
41.2 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015