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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.6956 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.6956 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, % 9.6
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Shear Strength, MPa 730
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5