MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C82600 Copper vs. EN 1.1203 Steel

C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C82600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
12 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1140
690 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 1070
340 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 97
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 4690
310 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 36
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 28
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.3 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.1 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0