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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.8516 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020