C82200 Copper vs. EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel
C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 20 | |
| 14 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 660 | |
| 610 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 520 | |
| 220 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 46 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 66 | |
| 110 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1130 | |
| 120 to 830 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 22 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.4 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 66.4 to 74.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |