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C82200 Copper vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 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 C82200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 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 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0