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EN 1.8826 Steel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 1.8826 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8826 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, % 19
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 49
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 99.98
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020