CR021A Copper vs. SAE-AISI 8740 Steel
CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8740 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 CR021A copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8740 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 580 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 380 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 410 |
| 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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
| 390 to 850 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.95 to 99.998 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.5 to 97.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0020 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |