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C70250 Copper vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70250 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 740
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36 to 50
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37 to 51
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 92.7 to 97.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 69.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.2 to 4.2
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0