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C18400 Copper vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 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 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
260 to 420

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 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
98.4 to 99.269
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0