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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. C12500 Copper

EN 1.0481 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 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 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 24
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
75 to 390

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 50
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3