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C19500 Copper vs. EN 1.8888 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8888 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8888 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
91.9 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0