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C14300 Copper vs. EN 1.6570 Steel

C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6570 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C14300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.6570 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
910 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 430
760 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 96
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.9
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 72
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 810
1520 to 3010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
32 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
27 to 33

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
94 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants