EN 1.1244 Steel vs. C99300 Copper
EN 1.1244 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.1244 steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 770 | |
| 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 70 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 28 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 10.7 to 11.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 68.6 to 74.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 99.2 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 16.5 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |