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C19800 Copper vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 12
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 330
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 550
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 550
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 52
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770 to 1320
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 99.47
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.020 to 0.5
62.8 to 71.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.1
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0