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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. C16200 Copper

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0