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CR012A Copper vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.6 to 68.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030