ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel vs. C18400 Copper
ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
13 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
270 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
110 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1040 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
63 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
54 to 980 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
8.5 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
10 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
94 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
9.6 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
97.2 to 99.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 45.4 to 53.5 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 22 to 25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |