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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.5682 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
45
Shear Strength, MPa 480
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5