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C96600 Copper vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
21

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0