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C81500 Copper vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4373 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
63 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0