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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. CR022A Copper

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR022A 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR022A 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 1600
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
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
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 99.999
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.0010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.0010 to 0.0060
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010