EN 1.5535 Steel vs. C19200 Copper
EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is C19200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 22 | |
| 2.0 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
| 280 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 500 | |
| 98 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 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 | 50 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 58 to 74 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 58 to 75 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
| 10 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 680 | |
| 42 to 1120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
| 8.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 11 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
| 10 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| 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 | |
| 98.5 to 99.19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |