CR024A Copper vs. SAE-AISI D7 Steel
CR024A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR024A copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 800 to 2120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 370 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 29 to 78 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 25 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 7.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
| 27 to 72 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.2 to 2.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 99.985 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 76.6 to 81.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 3.8 to 4.4 |