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EN 1.7366 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 1.7366 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7366 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 320
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 710
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 480
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 110
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 600
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 25
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5