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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. C12500 Copper

EN 1.5682 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Shear Strength, MPa 480
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3