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CR015A Copper vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR015A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.3 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 99.883 to 99.939
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015