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CR003A Copper vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4849 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
42
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
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
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.954 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
32.6 to 43.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
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 2.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0