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CR012A Copper vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201LN 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
25 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
740 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
230 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
310 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
27 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.9 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
6.4 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015