EN 1.0033 Steel vs. C14181 Copper
EN 1.0033 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0033 steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 32 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 330 | |
210 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 200 | |
130 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 83 | |
28 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 63 to 100 | |
69 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 12 | |
6.5 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 14 | |
8.8 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 10 | |
7.4 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.11 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 100 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |