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C19700 Copper vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

C19700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6311 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 C19700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 13
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
490

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 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 86 to 88
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 89
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
95.9 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0