C82500 Copper vs. EN 1.5507 Steel
C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 1100 | |
| 450 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 21 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 27 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 38 | |
| 13 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.21 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.3 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 97.8 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |