EN 1.7218 Steel vs. CR014A Copper
EN 1.7218 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR014A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7218 steel and the bottom bar is CR014A 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 | 500 to 1550 | |
230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
98 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
32 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 55 | |
7.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 38 | |
9.3 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 46 | |
8.1 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
99.913 to 99.969 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 98.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0.0010 to 0.0070 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |