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C14500 Copper vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
310 to 520

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 1050
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0