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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C18900 Copper

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
260 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5