MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. C19800 Copper

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
49 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
770 to 1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.7 to 99.47
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0.020 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2