EN 1.8896 Steel vs. C82800 Copper
EN 1.8896 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.8896 steel and the bottom bar is C82800 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 24 | |
1.0 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
46 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
670 to 1140 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
380 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
930 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
18 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
11 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
590 to 4080 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
21 to 36 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
20 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
36 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
23 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 2.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
94.6 to 97.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 99.98 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.2 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |