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C82800 Copper vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
40.3 to 49
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0