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C81500 Copper vs. EN 1.1219 Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1219 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.1219 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
700 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
98.3 to 99.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0