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C96700 Copper vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4162 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
67.2 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0