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CR003A Copper vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CR003A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.954 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
44.9 to 56.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0