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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15