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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. CR011A Copper

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR011A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR011A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 99.97
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.030 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0