C55283 Copper vs. EN 1.8522 Steel
C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 730 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 470 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 720 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 31 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 26 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
| 23 to 33 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.29 to 0.36 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.2 to 87.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 93.7 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |