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CR013A Copper vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

CR013A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR013A copper and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
8.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
19
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.81 to 99.92
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030