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C18400 Copper vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 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 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
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
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
97.8 to 98.7
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0