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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. CR003A Copper

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.1

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), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.954 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0