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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. C12500 Copper

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Shear Strength, MPa 390
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
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
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3