EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. CR016A Copper
EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR016A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is CR016A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 21 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 750 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 630 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 130 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 1050 | |
| 83 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
| 7.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.843 to 99.919 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |