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C82400 Copper vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
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 to 0.2
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0