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CR012A Copper vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is AISI 334 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6