ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. C14180 Copper
ASTM A182 grade F3VCb belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14180 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 ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 130 |
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 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.5 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 64 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 | |
| 69 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 6.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 7.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0.00050 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.7 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.8 to 95.8 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.015 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |