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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C19000 Copper

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5