C11000 Copper vs. EN 1.0434 Steel
C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0434 steel belongs to the iron 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 to 50 | |
| 12 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 280 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
| 390 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 390 | |
| 250 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 to 91 | |
| 39 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 640 | |
| 170 to 540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 13 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 to 14 | |
| 15 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 98.8 to 99.18 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 0.85 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |