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CR023A Copper vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

CR023A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR023A copper and the bottom bar is S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
15

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.995
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.013
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030