EN 1.7239 Steel vs. C17000 Copper
EN 1.7239 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 1.7239 steel and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1990 | |
490 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
22 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 71 | |
15 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
16 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
32 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 59 | |
17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.6 to 1.8 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
96.3 to 98.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |