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C19500 Copper vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8836 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 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
410

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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
95.1 to 99.985
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0