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C81400 Copper vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0