EN 1.6511 Steel vs. C15100 Copper
EN 1.6511 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15100 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 C15100 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
2.0 to 36 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
170 to 270 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 990 | |
260 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 770 | |
69 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1100 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
360 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
95 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.1 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
9.3 to 71 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1590 | |
21 to 890 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 | |
8.1 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
10 to 15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
9.3 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.8 to 99.95 |
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 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |