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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. CR006A Copper

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0