C18700 Copper vs. EN 1.7230 Steel
C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C18700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 720 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 510 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
| 79 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 280 | |
| 700 to 1460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 26 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 21 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.37 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98 to 99.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.7 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |