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EN 1.7077 Steel vs. C81500 Copper

EN 1.7077 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.7077 steel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1750
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
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 51
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 62
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 51
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5