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C19025 Copper vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 17
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0