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C11600 Copper vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
11 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
2.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.4 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0

Comparable Variants