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C10500 Copper vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7779 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C10500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
660

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
4.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0