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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. CC140C Copper

EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0