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CR007A Copper vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

CR007A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR007A copper and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
16

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 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.994 to 100
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.013
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0