C82800 Copper vs. EN 1.0214 Steel
C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0214 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
12 to 31 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1140 | |
330 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1000 | |
210 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 110 | |
34 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 4080 | |
120 to 340 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 36 | |
12 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 39 | |
11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 2.5 to 2.9 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 94.6 to 97.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
99.17 to 99.6 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
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 |