C81400 Copper vs. EN 1.6368 Steel
C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.6368 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 | |
| 660 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 460 to 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 | 1070 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 61 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 580 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98.4 to 99.38 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 95.1 to 97.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.045 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |