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CR011A Copper vs. EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel

CR011A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4584 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 CR011A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4584 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
17
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 32
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 99.97
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.7 to 52
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.030 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020