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EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel vs. CR012A Copper

EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR012A 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 1.4913 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR012A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 850
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1860
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 34
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 88.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0