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C55180 Copper vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C55180 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
70
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 48
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 94.7 to 95.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0