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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. C19000 Copper

EN 1.6957 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19000 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 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 570
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5