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EN 1.7077 Steel vs. C82000 Copper

EN 1.7077 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7077 steel and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1750
350 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 62
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 51
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.2 to 97.4
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
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
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