ASTM A588 Steel vs. C12900 Copper
ASTM A588 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12900 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 A588 steel and the bottom bar is C12900 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 | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 150 to 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 220 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 75 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 11 to 88 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 24 to 640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 6.8 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 9.1 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 7.8 to 15 |