ASTM A182 Grade F92 vs. C12000 Copper
ASTM A182 grade F92 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A182 grade F92 and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 2.8 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 77 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 89 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 10 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 650 | |
| 25 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 99.996 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 85.8 to 89.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.012 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |