C96700 Copper vs. EN 1.7035 Steel
C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7035 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 C96700 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7035 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 26 | |
| 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 | |
| 530 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 90 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 19 to 66 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 19 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 16 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.38 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.4 to 68.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 97 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |