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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C15900 Copper

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0