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EN 1.1104 Steel vs. C16500 Copper

EN 1.1104 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16500 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 1.1104 steel and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.38
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5