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EN 1.7707 Steel vs. C16200 Copper

EN 1.7707 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7707 steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1690
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.34
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.3 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.8
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0