MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.7117 Steel vs. C82700 Copper

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
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