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C17300 Copper vs. EN 1.6570 Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6570 steel belongs to the iron 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 C17300 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, % 3.0 to 23
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
910 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
760 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
1520 to 3010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
32 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
27 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
94 to 96.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants