EN 1.7711 Steel vs. C14200 Copper
EN 1.7711 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7711 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, % | 16 to 22 | |
| 8.0 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 520 | |
| 76 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 570 | |
| 150 to 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 930 | |
| 220 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 800 | |
| 75 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 33 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 45 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 140 | |
| 29 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1690 | |
| 24 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 33 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 7.9 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.4 to 99.835 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |