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C17500 Copper vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
320 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants