EN 1.5113 Steel vs. C17465 Copper
EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 5.3 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 310 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 120 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 22 to 51 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 23 to 52 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 47 to 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 64 to 2920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 9.7 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 11 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.7 to 98.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |