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CR009A Copper vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4903 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 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
20 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
650
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
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
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 100
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
87.1 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
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 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0