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C19500 Copper vs. EN 1.5701 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

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 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
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
97.2 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
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