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EN 1.8828 Steel vs. C15500 Copper

EN 1.8828 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 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 1.8828 steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.98
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2