ASTM A514 Steel vs. C55284 Copper
ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
800 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
640 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
16 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
260 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
5.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
8.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
7.4 |