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C82700 Copper vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.8
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1200
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1020
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4260
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.4 to 2.6
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
75.7 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0