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EN 1.0434 Steel vs. C18200 Copper

EN 1.0434 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 540
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 450
97 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 140
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 540
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.18
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 0.85
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0