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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. C19100 Copper

EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is C19100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
17 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
250 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
75 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
56

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
60 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
24 to 1310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
7.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
9.9 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
8.9 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.5 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants