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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. CR006A Copper

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 EN 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR006A 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 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.1

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0