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C81500 Copper vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4615 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
840
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
63.1 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0