C70250 Copper vs. EN 1.5418 Steel
C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5418 steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70250 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 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 | 520 to 740 | |
| 490 to 1780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 to 50 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 to 51 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 17 to 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 18 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 26 | |
| 14 to 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92.7 to 97.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.8 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.2 to 4.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |