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C14500 Copper vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0