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CR015A Copper vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 CR015A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.883 to 99.939
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5