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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. CR015A Copper

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 1.4612 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, % 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
130

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 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0