ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel vs. C99500 Copper
ACI-ASTM CN3M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
10 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
63 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 89 | |
410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
82.5 to 92 |
Iron (Fe), % | 42.4 to 52.5 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
3.5 to 5.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |