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CR009A Copper vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46910 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 CR009A copper and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 100
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0