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CR022A Copper vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

CR022A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR022A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

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 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
26

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.00010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 99.999
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0