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C18100 Copper vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 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 C18100 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
23 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0