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N08801 Stainless Steel vs. CR003A Copper

N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR003A copper belongs to the copper 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 N08801 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.954 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.3
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.75 to 1.5
0