ASTM A182 Grade F3V vs. C14500 Copper
ASTM A182 grade F3V belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 220 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 69 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 470 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 94 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.2 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 36 to 85 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 | |
| 21 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 6.8 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 9.1 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 8.0 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 95.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.012 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.015 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |