CR006A Copper vs. SAE-AISI 1035 Steel
CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1035 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 CR006A copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1035 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 570 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 300 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
| 79 to 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
| 250 to 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.32 to 0.38 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 98.6 to 99.08 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |