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C14181 Copper vs. EN 1.0644 Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0644 steel belongs to the iron 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0644 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
570

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 1080
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.4
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.1 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0