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CR009A Copper vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR009A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
39
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
14

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 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
34.2 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0