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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. CC140C Copper

EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0