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EN 1.7383 Steel vs. C14200 Copper

EN 1.7383 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 380
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 610
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 400
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
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 110
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 420
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 94.3 to 96.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0