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C11000 Copper vs. EN 1.8832 Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8832 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8832 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0