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EN 1.7383 Steel vs. CC140C Copper

EN 1.7383 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 610
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 400
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 420
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.3 to 96.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0