EN 1.7240 Steel vs. CR012A Copper
EN 1.7240 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR012A 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 1.7240 steel and the bottom bar is CR012A 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 | 670 to 1990 | |
| 220 |
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 | 1410 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
| 6.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 9.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 59 | |
| 7.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.85 to 99.94 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |