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CR005A Copper vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

CR005A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4424 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 CR005A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015