C19700 Copper vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel
C19700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4419 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 C19700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 13 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
| 410 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 530 | |
| 660 to 1590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 520 | |
| 370 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 250 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 86 to 88 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 to 89 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 49 | |
| 95 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 1160 | |
| 350 to 3920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 24 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 22 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 73 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 23 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.36 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 14.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.4 to 99.59 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.3 to 1.2 | |
| 82 to 86 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |