EN 1.5508 Steel vs. CR008A Copper
EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR008A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is CR008A copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 20 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 1460 | |
220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 490 | |
130 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
100 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
29 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 640 | |
76 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 52 | |
6.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
9.0 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 43 | |
7.8 |
Alloy Composition
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00050 |
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
99.95 to 100 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 99.199 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |