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C19000 Copper vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 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 C19000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
74.4 to 80.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants