C14200 Copper vs. EN 1.0258 Steel
C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0258 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C14200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0258 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 45 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 76 to 130 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 200 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 370 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 340 | |
| 290 |
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 | 1030 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 45 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 83 | |
| 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 500 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 11 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 13 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 to 13 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.4 to 99.835 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.9 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |