CR012A Copper vs. S46500 Stainless Steel
CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
2.3 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
1260 to 1930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
1120 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
780 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
43 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
44 to 68 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
33 to 44 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
44 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 12.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.85 to 99.94 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
72.6 to 76.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
10.7 to 11.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.060 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 1.8 |