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C14500 Copper vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7711 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 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
16 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
440 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
430
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
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35