CR003A Copper vs. EN 1.3555 Steel
CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 CR003A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
540 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1500 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
1450 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
9.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
5.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
81 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
90 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.00040 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.9 to 4.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.954 to 100 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
85.4 to 87.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 4.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
3.2 to 3.6 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.3 |