EN 1.6526 Steel vs. C15000 Copper
EN 1.6526 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1460 | |
200 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
980 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
370 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
93 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
93 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 52 | |
6.2 to 14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
8.5 to 15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 43 | |
7.3 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.35 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
99.8 to 99.9 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |