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EN 1.0596 Steel vs. C10200 Copper

EN 1.0596 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0596 steel and the bottom bar is C10200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
77 to 400

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
99.95 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0