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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. C10300 Copper

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is C10300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.95 to 99.999
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.0010 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0