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C18400 Copper vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 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 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
93.6 to 96.2
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0