EN 1.7014 Steel vs. C11300 Copper
EN 1.7014 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7014 steel and the bottom bar is C11300 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 | 460 to 1390 | |
| 230 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 49 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 41 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.14 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 99.85 to 99.973 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.027 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |