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CR023A Copper vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

CR023A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 CR023A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.995
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.013
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4