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CR022A Copper vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

CR022A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35125 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 CR022A copper and the bottom bar is S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12

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 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 99.999
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
36.2 to 45.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0