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CR022A Copper vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

CR022A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4611 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR022A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
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
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 99.999
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
73.3 to 80.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0 to 0.050
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 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0