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C19200 Copper vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

C19200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 74
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 75
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0