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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. CR003A Copper

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
110

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.954 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020