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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C82000 Copper

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 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 C82000 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
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
350 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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