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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. CR015A Copper

EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR015A 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 1.4980 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, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0