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C16200 Copper vs. EN 1.6368 Steel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.6368 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
310 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
410 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
660 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
460 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.4
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
580 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
95.1 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010