EN 1.8153 Steel vs. C14181 Copper
EN 1.8153 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8153 steel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 2040 | |
210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 74 | |
6.5 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 46 | |
8.8 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 62 | |
7.4 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.7 to 96.9 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |