ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. C18400 Copper
ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 13 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 190 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 270 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 110 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 80 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 63 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 54 to 980 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 8.5 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 10 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 94 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 9.6 to 17 |