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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C17300 Copper

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5