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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. CR015A Copper

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0