C17465 Copper vs. EN 1.1203 Steel
C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.3 to 36 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 540 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 930 | |
| 690 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 830 | |
| 340 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 220 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 to 51 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 to 52 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 47 to 90 | |
| 69 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 64 to 2920 | |
| 310 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 29 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 24 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 33 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.52 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 98.7 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 97.1 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |