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C19100 Copper vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
75.7 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0