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C14200 Copper vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C14200 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, % 8.0 to 45
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 130
360 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
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 190
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 83
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
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), % 0.015 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants