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C19500 Copper vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5521 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 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
98 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0