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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3538 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0