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C19100 Copper vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4857 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 C19100 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4857 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
31.4 to 41.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0