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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. C12500 Copper

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
220 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
31
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3