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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. CR025A Copper

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR025A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR025A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.1

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.96
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0