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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
300 to 480

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 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0