MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.0478 Steel vs. C10400 Copper

EN 1.0478 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0478 steel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 24
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.9 to 99.973
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050