EN 1.6368 Steel vs. C17300 Copper
EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 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 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
3.0 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 430 | |
320 to 790 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 690 | |
500 to 1380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 490 | |
160 to 1200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
22 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
40 to 88 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 650 | |
110 to 5410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 24 | |
16 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
16 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
32 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.015 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.17 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
95.5 to 97.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 97.2 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.015 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |