EN 1.1170 Steel vs. C14200 Copper
EN 1.1170 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 8.0 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 76 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 450 | |
| 150 to 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 730 | |
| 220 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 500 | |
| 75 to 340 |
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 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 45 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 100 | |
| 29 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 670 | |
| 24 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 7.9 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.4 to 99.835 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 98.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |