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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. C16200 Copper

EN 1.8505 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 1.8505 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, % 13
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 630
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0