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C82400 Copper vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
13 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0