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CR011A Copper vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

CR011A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 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 CR011A copper and the bottom bar is S28200 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
17

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 99.97
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.030 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030