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C82800 Copper vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4948 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
230
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
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
66.8 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
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