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CR023A Copper vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

CR023A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR023A copper and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
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 Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
13

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.995
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.013
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0