CR023A Copper vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel
CR023A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CR023A copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
11 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
630 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
350 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
860 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
25 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
2.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
8.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
30 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
77 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
310 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
23 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
21 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
22 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.17 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 99.995 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
78.8 to 84.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0050 to 0.013 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |