C14510 Copper vs. EN 1.7710 Steel
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7710 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 930 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 800 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 3.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 1680 to 2970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 33 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 27 to 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.12 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 95.1 to 97 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |