MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CR005A Copper vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

CR005A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 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 S32654 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

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
34
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
570
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
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 45.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050