EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. C18600 Copper
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
310 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
520 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
44 to 58 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
1060 to 1180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
96.5 to 99.55 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 64.9 | |
0.25 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |