EN 1.5418 Steel vs. C70250 Copper
EN 1.5418 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5418 steel and the bottom bar is C70250 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1780 | |
520 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1100 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
36 to 50 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
37 to 51 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 63 | |
16 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
16 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
49 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 53 | |
18 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
92.7 to 97.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.9 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 4.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.25 to 1.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |