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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
310 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5