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CR012A Copper vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
17

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.8 to 69.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4