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EN 1.0314 Steel vs. C81500 Copper

EN 1.0314 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.0314 steel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92 to 120
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 24 to 25
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 400
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 87
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 250
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.365 to 99.78
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5