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CR009A Copper vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR009A copper and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
15 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.00010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
81.9 to 85.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.025
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.025
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0