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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. C10400 Copper

EN 1.6511 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 12
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 36
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.973
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050