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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. C14200 Copper

EN 1.7779 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 1.7779 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
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
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 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 8.9
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0