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C17500 Copper vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4931 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.3 to 12.2
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0