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CR012A Copper vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 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 EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010