C70260 Copper vs. EN 1.0038 Steel
C70260 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70260 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 450 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 760 | |
| 380 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 650 | |
| 200 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 to 50 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 to 51 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 140 | |
| 72 to 88 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 1810 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 24 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.8 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.1 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.014 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |